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Lekwa

MP305 · Local council · 29 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
43 of 43
Wards declared
15
of 15
Majority line
15
of 29 seats
Registered voters
56,731

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
ANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsANC: 10 seatsLCF: 4 seatsLCF: 4 seatsLCF: 4 seatsLCF: 4 seatsDA: 4 seatsDA: 4 seatsDA: 4 seatsDA: 4 seatsMKP: 3 seatsMKP: 3 seatsMKP: 3 seatsVF Plus: 2 seatsVF Plus: 2 seatsEFF: 2 seatsEFF: 2 seatsSDP: 2 seatsSDP: 2 seatsSACP: 1 seatsILP: 1 seats2915 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
ANC30.3%1010
LCF14.0%14
DA12.6%14
MKP9.5%03
VF Plus8.2%12
EFF6.2%02
SDP5.1%02
SACP5.0%11
ILP4.3%11

Coalition calculator

As of

Tap parties to add their seats together. This is seat arithmetic only: it shows which combinations hold enough seats between them, not whether those parties would agree to govern together.

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Minimal winning combinations

Every set of up to four of the ten largest parties that reaches the majority line, where dropping any one member would fall short. Independents are left out because each votes individually. Seats are final.

Ward map

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Solid: ward declared. Pale: leading while counting. Grey: no votes yet. Tap a ward for details.

Change since 2021

As of
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so we compare the same voting districts in both years: the 42 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (99% of the votes counted). Shares are of all valid votes, ward and PR ballots together.
Party shares on matched voting districts, 2021 and 2026
Party20212026Change
ANC42.4%29.9%−12.6
LCF19.5%14.0%−5.5
DA13.2%12.7%−0.6
MKP–9.5%new
VF Plus9.2%8.3%−0.9
EFF9.2%6.3%−3.0
SDP–5.1%new
SACP–5.0%new
ILP–4.4%new
ATM1.8%1.2%−0.7

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 9ANC62.6% → 34.7%−27.9
  2. Ward 14ANC64.8% → 38.3%−26.5
  3. Ward 12ANC64.5% → 39.6%−25.0
  4. Ward 14MKP0.0% → 24.8%+24.8
  5. Ward 15LCF36.5% → 12.2%−24.3
  6. Ward 11ANC50.5% → 27.8%−22.7
  7. Ward 13MKP0.0% → 21.5%+21.5
  8. Ward 4VF Plus37.4% → 15.9%−21.5

2021 council result: ANC 13, LCF 6, DA 4, EFF 3, VF Plus 3 of 30 seats.

Closest wards

As of
Wards decided or led by less than 5 points on the ward ballot, and how many more votes the runner-up needed.
  1. Ward 11LCF won, ahead of ANCby 6 (0.3%) · needed 7
  2. Ward 3SACP won, ahead of ANCby 36 (1.9%) · needed 37
  3. Ward 6ANC won, ahead of LCFby 43 (2.9%) · needed 44
  4. Ward 5ANC won, ahead of LCFby 67 (3.1%) · needed 68

Wards (15)

As of
Ward-ballot results. Margin is the gap between the first two candidates as a share of valid ward votes.
Wards declared
100%
Ward ballot results by ward
WardWinner or leaderMarginVotesVDs in
1ANCMichael Sifiso Mngemezuluwon31.5%1,9453/3
2ANCPiet Melusi Radebewon15.0%1,8722/2
3SACPMapaseka Lizzy Molabawon1.9%1,8692/2
4ILPJacobus Cornelius Stoltzwon22.4%1,9702/2
5ANCXolani Donald Tshabalalawon3.1%2,1712/2
6ANCDavid Thulani Dhlaminiwon2.9%1,4903/3
7ANCSwazi Albert Tshabalalawon36.5%2,4723/3
8DACarlos Alberto Olim Francowon17.0%1,9492/2
9ANCMakatseng Jeminah Nkuthawon26.1%2,0267/7
10VF PlusWilma Venterwon17.5%2,6082/2
11LCFPhumlani Teko Gwebuwon0.3%2,3002/2
12ANCThabang Colette Motaungwon17.5%2,0186/6
13ANCBheki Petros Khumalowon18.2%1,2134/4
14ANCMfanimpela Aaron Dlongolowon14.7%1,7762/2
15ANCPakiso Isaac Molabawon33.9%1,7881/1